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Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila
Moulvibazar Sadar (, is an upazila (sub-district) of Moulvibazar District in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh. History Moulvibazar was founded as a ''Thanas of Bangladesh, thana'' in 1882, centred around an expanding bazaar (marketplace) founded by Moulvi Syed Qudratullah back in 1771. In 1912, an anti-British protest was held in the village of Jagatshi, organised by Swami Dayananda. The anti-British Khilafat Movement in 1921 also spread to Moulvibazar and campaigners that were present included Congress leaders Chittaranjan Das, Hussain Ahmad Madani and Sarojini Naidu. In 1932, the Ali Amzad Government Girls' High School was opened as a public school. During the Bangladesh War of Independence, armed resistance begun at the village of Kanakpur Union#Villages, Srirainagar in Kanakpur on 27 March 1971. The Pakistani army was said to have made a surprise attack on the procession there in which two people were killed. The Naria massacre took place on 5 May in Upper Kagabala. On 20 Decembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upazila
An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas are further administratively divided into union council areas (union parishads). Bangladesh has 495 upazilas. The upazilas are the second lowest tier of regional administration in Bangladesh. The administrative structure consists of divisions (8), districts (64), upazilas (495) and union parishads (UPs). This system of devolution was introduced by the former military ruler and president of Bangladesh, Lt-Gen Hossain Muhammad Ershad, in an attempt to strengthen local government. Below UPs, villages (''gram'') and ''para'' exist, but these have no administrative power and elected members. The Local Government Ordinance of 1982 was amended a year later, redesignating and upgrading the existing ''thanas'' as ''upazilas''. History Upa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanas Of Bangladesh
A thana () serves as a fundamental administrative unit in Bangladesh, functioning as a city district governed by a police station (analogous to a police district or a police precinct). In rural areas, the thana system, originating in the 18th century under British Rule in India, British rule, served as a sub-district, overseen by a Thana Council during the Government of East Pakistan, East Pakistan period. However, starting in 1982, each thana was redesignated as an upazila () headed by an Upazila Council with provisions for semi-autonomous local administration. History The term "thana" was introduced via a regulation issued on 7 November 1792 by the government of the Bengal Presidency. District magistrates were instructed to partition their respective districts into police jurisdictions termed as "thanas." Initially, a thana solely served as a police jurisdiction led by a junior police officer, typically the officer-in-charge (OC). In 1959, under Ayub Khan's rule, Bangladesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balaganj
Balaganj () is the third largest upazila of Sylhet District in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh. History The area presently known as Balaganj was formerly designated Kushiyarakul, a name derived from the abundance of sugarcane historically cultivated in the region. It is situated along the banks of the Kushiyara River, which shares the same etymological origin. A Hindu religious establishment, the Madan Mohan Jiu Ashram, was later founded by the Zamindar of Barachar in the central market area in honour of Madanamohana, an incarnation of Krishna. This led to the locale being referred to as Madanganj, meaning “marketplace of Madan”. Female devotees of the temple were noted for wearing numerous bangles (bala) on both arms, a custom that gained such cultural prominence that the area eventually became known as Balaganj—literally, “bangle town”. In the 18th century, Balaganj was under the hold of Lala Anandaram, a zamindar of Sylhet. His wife is recorded as having attempted to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saifur Rahman Stadium
Moulvibazar District Stadium, also known as Saifur Rahman Stadium (), is a multi-use stadium in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh. It is currently used mostly for cricket and association football matches and is named after former Finance Minister Saifur Rahman. Horse racing is also a common sport held in the stadium as well. The stadium has the capacity to accommodate 20,000 spectators. It was built in 2001 and opened in 2005. The complex also contains an indoor stadium, gallery, VIP gallery, dressing room, bathroom and a collapsible gate. The indoor stadium, known as Sheikh Russel Indoor Stadium, opened on 21 September 2018 and is predominantly used for kabaddi and badminton. See also *List of football stadiums in Bangladesh *Stadiums in Bangladesh Various types of sports are played in different districts of Bangladesh. The following locations (Absolute location) are sporting grounds (specially association football, football and cricket) of different districts in Bangladesh. A minimum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naria Massacre
Naria massacre () refers to the massacre of 28 Bengali Hindus of Naria village in the district of Sylhet in East Pakistan on 5 May 1971 by the Pakistani occupation army. Background The village of Naria is situated in Upper Kagabala Union, in the western end of Maulvibazar Sadar Upazila, 10 km to the west of Maulvibazar, the district headquarters of Maulvibazar District. In 1971, the Maulvibazar District was a sub-division of Sylhet District. The village is surrounded by numerous ''haor''s, which makes the village inaccessible during the rains. Country boats remain the sole form of transport to and from the village during the rains. In 1971, the village was inhabited mostly by poor and backward Hindus who made their livelihood through menial labour. On 26 March, the Pakistani occupation army launched the Operation Searchlight and targeted the Hindus for extermination. Thousands of Hindus were killed in the months of March and April and hundreds of thousands of Hindus had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistani Army
The Pakistan Army (, ), commonly known as the Pak Army (), is the Land warfare, land service branch and the largest component of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The president of Pakistan is the Commander-in-chief, supreme commander of the army. The Chief of the Army Staff (Pakistan), Chief of Army Staff (COAS), typically a four-star general, commands the army. The Army was established in August 1947 after the Partition of India. According to statistics provided by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in 2024, the Pakistan Army has approximately 560,000 active duty personnel, supported by the Pakistan Army Reserve, the National Guard (Pakistan), National Guard and the Civil Armed Forces. In accordance with the Constitution of Pakistan, Pakistan Constitution, Pakistani citizens can voluntarily enlist in military service as early as age 16, but cannot be deployed for combat until age 18. The primary objective and constitutional mission of the Pakistan Army is to ens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanakpur Union
Kanakpur Union () is a union parishad under Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila of Moulvibazar District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It has an area of 23.5 square kilometres and a population of 18,458. History The etymology of the union is of two words; "Kanak" and "Pur". The word Kanak comes from Sanskrit and means gold or possibly imitative of clanking metal. The word Pur is also from Sanskrit and means city.Rau Wilhelm 1976 The Meaning of pur in Vedic Literature; Mϋnchen, W Finck. Therefore, the literal translation would be the city of gold. Geography Kanakpur Union is located in the part of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila and shares borders with the Mostafapur Union in the east. It has an area of 23.5 square kilometres. Demography Kanakpur has a population of 18,458. Administration Kanakpur constitutes the no. 8 union council of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila. It contains 49 villages. Villages * Haridatta, Shaoniya, Abda, Bachandar, Satyapur, Barhal, Halgar * Rakha, Nagra, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh War Of Independence
The Bangladesh Liberation War (, ), also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, was an War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan, which resulted in the independence of Bangladesh. The war began when the Pakistani Military dictatorship, military junta based in West Pakistan—under the orders of Yahya Khan—launched Operation Searchlight against East Pakistanis on the night of 25 March 1971, initiating the Bangladesh genocide. In response to the violence, members of the Mukti Bahini—a Guerrilla warfare, guerrilla resistance movement formed by Bengali military, paramilitary and civilians—launched a mass guerrilla war against the Pakistan Armed Forces, Pakistani military, liberating numerous towns and cities in the war's initial months. At first, the Pakistan Army regained momentum during the monsoon, but Bengali guerrillas counterattacked by carrying out widespread sabotag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Amzad Government Girls' High School
Ali Amzad Government Girls' High School () is a public secondary school located at Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila, Moulvibazar in Sylhet Sylhet (; ) is a Metropolis, metropolitan city in the north eastern region of Bangladesh. It serves as the administrative center for both the Sylhet District and the Sylhet Division. The city is situated on the banks of the Surma River and, as o ..., Bangladesh. It was founded in 1932 as Ali Amjad Jubilee Girls High School. References High schools in Bangladesh Schools in Moulvibazar District Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila {{Bangladesh-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu (Birth name, née Chattopadhyay) (; 13 February 1879 – 2 March 1949) was an Indian political activist and poet who served as the first Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Governor of United Provinces, after Independence Day (India), India's independence. She played an important role in the Indian independence movement against the British Raj. She was the first Indian woman to be president of the Indian National Congress and appointed governor of a state. Born in a Bengalis, Bengali family in Hyderabad, Naidu was educated in Madras, London and Cambridge. Following her time in Britain, where she worked as a suffragist, she was drawn to the Congress party's struggle for India's independence. She became a part of the national movement and became a follower of Mahatma Gandhi and his idea of swaraj (self-rule). She was appointed Congress president in 1925 and, when India achieved its independence, became Governor of the United Provinces (1937–1950), United Provinces in 1947. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hussain Ahmad Madani
Hussain Ahmad Madani (; 6 October 1879 – 5 December 1957) was an Indian Islamic scholar, serving as the principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. He was among the first recipients of the civilian honour of Padma Bhushan in 1954.The rise and fall of the Deoband movement The Nation (newspaper), Published 27 June 2015, Retrieved 19 July 2017. Madani played a key role in cementing the Congress-Khilafat Pact in the 1920s and "Through a series of lectures and pamphlets during the 1920s and 1930s, Madani prepared the ground for the cooperation of the Indian Ulama with the Indian National Congress." His work '' Muttahida Qaumiyat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chittaranjan Das
Chittaranjan Das (5 November 1870 – 16 June 1925), popularly called ''Deshbandhu'' (friend of the country), was a Bengali freedom fighter, political activist and lawyer during the Indian Independence Movement and the political guru of Indian freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. He was the founder-leader of the Swaraj Party in undivided Bengal during the period of British Colonial rule in India. His name is abbreviated as C. R. Das. He was closely associated with a number of literary societies and wrote poems, apart from numerous articles and essays. Early life Chittaranjan Das was born on 5 November 1870 to a well-known Bengali Hindu Baidya family in Calcutta but his family originally form the village named Telirbagh, situated in present-day Tongibari Upazila of the Munshiganj ( Bikrampur) district of Bangladesh. Family Das family were members of Brahmo Samaj. Chittaranjan was the son of Bhuban Mohan Das, and nephew of the Brahmo social reformer Durga Moha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
